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Image for Sterling slides on Starmer crisis and rate cut bets
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Sterling slides on Starmer crisis and rate cut bets

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The pound dropped against the euro and slipped versus the dollar on Monday...

9th February, 2026

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Bank of England needs to look beyond upcoming dip in inflation, Pill says

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that there was a r...

6th February, 2026

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Markets expect UK interest rates to bottom out at 3.0% in Q1 2027, BoE survey shows

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Investors polled by the Bank of England expect the central bank to steadil...

6th February, 2026

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FTSE 100 rises as heavyweight banks offset RELX drop; logs weekly gain

Feb 06 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 ticked higher on Friday, as gains in heavyweight lenders offset...

6th February, 2026

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Sterling recovers some BoE-led losses, politics loom large

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Friday, recovering some of the previous...

6th February, 2026

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ECB's Escriva sees interest rates stable

MADRID, Feb 6 (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva told Spanish radio station Cadena SER he...

6th February, 2026

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Traders bet the ECB will stick with steady rates, keeping one eye on the euro

By Samuel Indyk and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone markets remained confident o...

5th February, 2026

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A year in which the major central banks part ways

By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are parting ways, with A...

5th February, 2026

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British firms' wage growth expectations cool slightly, BoE Survey shows

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British companies' expectations for wage growth in the year ahead cooled a...

5th February, 2026

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ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thu...

5th February, 2026

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ECB keeps rates steady, shrugs off inflation dip

FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on...

5th February, 2026

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Bank of England governor speaks after close vote to hold rates

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% in a surprisingly...

5th February, 2026